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and you know, and schumer, senator schumer is right about this. senate democrats were attacked on this and they still won, in fact, expanded their majority. this is not what the american people want. they do not want to shut the government down over obama care and litigating this is litigating this for a far right base and the house should work its will. let's just have a bill on the cr go up and it would pass. it would pass tonight. >> kevin, senator john mccain raised this issue that neera just did. there was an election on this, mitt romney was against obama care, mitt romney did not win. former senator jim demint, now with the heritage foundation, was asked this and said that romney, that that wasn't really true, because romney was a flawed carrier of the anti-obama care mantle. >> i think he was a great carrier. >> because obviously, he passed romney care which was the model for obama care. i don't want to relitigate those, obviously there are differences, but do you buy that? were people not thinking this guy's going to repeal obama care whe
and you know, and schumer, senator schumer is right about this. senate democrats were attacked on this and they still won, in fact, expanded their majority. this is not what the american people want. they do not want to shut the government down over obama care and litigating this is litigating this for a far right base and the house should work its will. let's just have a bill on the cr go up and it would pass. it would pass tonight. >> kevin, senator john mccain raised this issue that...
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>> well, senator schumer, he was then a member of the house judiciary committee. >> he was. >> i spent a lot of time with him during impeachment. lynn was covering. that's the point i'm making. they continue to make these reckless allegations that obama official, administration officials were somehow involved in the irs scandal. they haven't produced any evidence of that. in fact, the i.g. said exactly the opposite. they're losing credibility. they've continued to say in the "ap" and rosen case that the justice department did not follow rules when in fact they follow lowed the rules the republicans voted for and holder testified exactly accurately with respect to this question about whether rosen was going to be prosecuted or not. and, you know, at a certain point, i've made this point before, that darrell issa starts to sound a lot more like inspector pluso than he does sam irvin. at a certain point, they begin to make such outrageous statements that they can never back up with facts that the press -- the press loved this story for the first couple months. >> sure. >> but unless -- an
>> well, senator schumer, he was then a member of the house judiciary committee. >> he was. >> i spent a lot of time with him during impeachment. lynn was covering. that's the point i'm making. they continue to make these reckless allegations that obama official, administration officials were somehow involved in the irs scandal. they haven't produced any evidence of that. in fact, the i.g. said exactly the opposite. they're losing credibility. they've continued to say in the...
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so while schumer is out there saying this is done, this is done. rubio needs to say wait we need to go through the committees, the long process. >> and you haven't used the "a" word which is what jeff sessions has been calling for, which is amendments, they want the potential to kill the bill through a poison pill. >> i think rubio needs to be seen as driving this train. he wants this to be his baby. we haven't said this explicitly yet, but let's say it, he's probably running for president in 2016. and that adds a whole complicated layer of calculus, calculi to this from his perspective. is he going to be attacked from the right for shepherding through a bill that his party doesn't like? >> i agree with jimmy that he has to stand back a little on this thinking about the difficult position that this guy is in. i was remembering the "time" magazine cover story we did on rubio a couple of months ago. the first paragraph is his mother saying please don't hang out the immigrants. i'm like, oh my god this guy's mother is -- is on the campaign trail. but
so while schumer is out there saying this is done, this is done. rubio needs to say wait we need to go through the committees, the long process. >> and you haven't used the "a" word which is what jeff sessions has been calling for, which is amendments, they want the potential to kill the bill through a poison pill. >> i think rubio needs to be seen as driving this train. he wants this to be his baby. we haven't said this explicitly yet, but let's say it, he's probably...
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i thought schumer would take more time. got it on the record, maybe got a little more pro-hawkish than he was to start with the interview, but he got what he needed. i was impressed at the speed with which this is being done. your thoughts? >> i'm sort of with you on the one hand. it looked like schumer had legitimate concerns about what hagel's positions were with respect to iran and israel. then again, i thought about what was behind the act? in the end it was a democratic president appointing a cabinet member. it didn't shock me that schumer was on board. i was surprised by the speed. but it looks like it's shaping up for a relatively more comfortable confirmation battle for chuck hagel. >> michael, what i think, it's not about attitude. i don't know where cardin is going to go. i don't know where a lot of people from big states, jewish communities are more sensitive to the language he's used in the past, but it seems to me that what will beat him now is evidence, not argument. if it comes out that he's used bad language
i thought schumer would take more time. got it on the record, maybe got a little more pro-hawkish than he was to start with the interview, but he got what he needed. i was impressed at the speed with which this is being done. your thoughts? >> i'm sort of with you on the one hand. it looked like schumer had legitimate concerns about what hagel's positions were with respect to iran and israel. then again, i thought about what was behind the act? in the end it was a democratic president...
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. >> you cannot win the election s if you don't. >> and chuck schumer the lead democrat from new york saying we will have 70 votes on it, and marco rubio says we don't have 60 here, and the rub here is border security. the republicans want to see a much tighter border before they will agree to any pathway to citizenship for illegal immigrants already here. this is an idea where the democrats are weary that the republicans will try to set up triggers on border security that are so secure as to be unattainable to trig ther pathway to citizenship for the illegals who are already here, and that is the debate that you will start to see. if there is real compromise that is where i would look for it to happen, and without that, it is going to be hard to get a bill through. >> and senator jeff flake was on this program and i talked to him about the ongoing debate of border surt security, and he said, look, this is tough where we are right now. it is tough. i want the play that. >> from my perspective, it has a long way to go. the bill introduced is a starting point, but still, i would nout ex
. >> you cannot win the election s if you don't. >> and chuck schumer the lead democrat from new york saying we will have 70 votes on it, and marco rubio says we don't have 60 here, and the rub here is border security. the republicans want to see a much tighter border before they will agree to any pathway to citizenship for illegal immigrants already here. this is an idea where the democrats are weary that the republicans will try to set up triggers on border security that are so...
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schumer: i ask unanimous consent the quorum be dispensed with. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. schumer: madam president, i ask unanimous consent the e.p.w. committee be discharged from further consideration of s. 166 and the senate proceed to its immediate consideration. the presiding officer: the clerk will report. the clerk: s. 166, a bill to designate the new interstate route 70 bridge over the mississippi river connecting st. louis, missouri, and southwestern illinois as the stan musial memorial bridge. the presiding officer: is there objection? without objection, the senate is -- the committee is discharged and the senate will proceed. mr. schumer: i further ask that the bill be read a third time and passed and the motion to reconsider be made and laid upon the table with no intervening action or debate. the presiding officer: without objection. i ask unanimous consent the senate proceed to the consideration of h. con. res. 14 which was received from the house and is at the desk. the presiding officer: the clerk will report. th
schumer: i ask unanimous consent the quorum be dispensed with. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. schumer: madam president, i ask unanimous consent the e.p.w. committee be discharged from further consideration of s. 166 and the senate proceed to its immediate consideration. the presiding officer: the clerk will report. the clerk: s. 166, a bill to designate the new interstate route 70 bridge over the mississippi river connecting st. louis, missouri, and southwestern illinois as the...
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we will have coverage of the remarks led by senator chuck schumer, who is the chair of the inaugural congressional committee. the president will then depart the capital and head back to the white house. we will have the motorcade as it makes its way down pennsylvania avenue. the president likely to walk a very short distance. the parade itself will run about two and a half hours. the evening calls taking place at the washington convention center -- balls taking place at the washington convention center. a few more minutes with your phone calls. a call from arcadia, california. caller: i love the fact that we have a separation of church and state. however, washington invoking "so help me god" is not in the oath. it is in the coronation dating back to 16-something. it is ironic that we got our independence from britain, and yet at the time of the first president, he invoked that statement. it would be nice instead of putting hands on the bible -- and my suggestion would be to have a nicely illustrated copy of the constitution. have everyone store on that and sign it, so it is always th
we will have coverage of the remarks led by senator chuck schumer, who is the chair of the inaugural congressional committee. the president will then depart the capital and head back to the white house. we will have the motorcade as it makes its way down pennsylvania avenue. the president likely to walk a very short distance. the parade itself will run about two and a half hours. the evening calls taking place at the washington convention center -- balls taking place at the washington...
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senator chuck schumer is behind feinstein's bill, but he is not optimistic it will pass. >> but i think we're going to give it the old college try because you cannot have month after month after month these kinds of shootings. >> reporter: more than 200 people packed the room for today's senate hearing. danielle nottingham, cbs news, capitol hill. >> william mo cowan has been selected to replace senator john kerry. kerry was confirmed as the next secretary of state. cowan used to be chief of staff to governor duval patrick. >>> okay, it is time to head down to new orleans. the super bowl coverage that we are calling blitz and glitz. we have a whole team. jc hayward, andre ya roane, -- andrea roane, kristin berset all are down there. and james brown is a damascus high school grad, jc got one on one time with him to get his take on the super bowl. >> taking care of me as usual. >> reporter: getting ready for the super bowl requires lots of preparation, but cbs' james brown spent valuable time with me, even though he was losing his voice. i suggested hot lemon tea. >> it's good. >> reporte
senator chuck schumer is behind feinstein's bill, but he is not optimistic it will pass. >> but i think we're going to give it the old college try because you cannot have month after month after month these kinds of shootings. >> reporter: more than 200 people packed the room for today's senate hearing. danielle nottingham, cbs news, capitol hill. >> william mo cowan has been selected to replace senator john kerry. kerry was confirmed as the next secretary of state. cowan used...
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for example, we have even heard democrats like senator charles schumer say, he is willing to rescind the that ax on medical devices but he doesn't want to do it in the context of ending a shutdown. he wants a clean deal. then they will talk about modifying the affordable care act. the republicans are saying they want to attach it to the continuing resolution to keep the government running. so we have both sides talking past each other, a lot of rhetoric which some observers say isn't helping the case, heated rhetoric on both sides. but at this point, publically, no deal. seen there. the healthcare part of the new obama care health exchanges is getting down time for repairs. a series of technical problems overwhelmed the health insurance markets which debuted tuesday. many users were unable to sign up or get the quotes. they are working to fix the technical problems with healthcare.gov. it will be taken down at 1:00 a.m. each night for a few hours. weather across the u.s., despite the government shutdown. >>> a tornado tears through the midwest causing millions of dollars for damage.
for example, we have even heard democrats like senator charles schumer say, he is willing to rescind the that ax on medical devices but he doesn't want to do it in the context of ending a shutdown. he wants a clean deal. then they will talk about modifying the affordable care act. the republicans are saying they want to attach it to the continuing resolution to keep the government running. so we have both sides talking past each other, a lot of rhetoric which some observers say isn't helping...
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chuck consume schumer has been a terrific defender of the u.s.-israeli relationship. >> thank you both very much as the debates continue. >>> coming up, we'll break down president obama's leadership challenges over the next four years, both at home and abroad. our political roundtable is here. former senior adviser to president obama david axelrod. host of msnbc's "morning joe," joe scarborough. historian doris kearns goodwin. nbc's tom brokaw. and our chief foreign correspondent richard engel. plus, chuck todd. all coming up after this short break. >>> "meet the press" is brought to you by the boeing company. aig? we said we were going to turn it around, and we did. woman: we're helping joplin, missouri, come back from a devastating tornado. man: and now we're helping the east coast recover from hurricane sandy. we're a leading global insurance company, based right here in america. we've repaid every dollar america lent us. everything, plus a profit of more than $22 billion. for the american people. thank you, america. helping people recover and
chuck consume schumer has been a terrific defender of the u.s.-israeli relationship. >> thank you both very much as the debates continue. >>> coming up, we'll break down president obama's leadership challenges over the next four years, both at home and abroad. our political roundtable is here. former senior adviser to president obama david axelrod. host of msnbc's "morning joe," joe scarborough. historian doris kearns goodwin. nbc's tom brokaw. and our chief foreign...
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schumer: thank you. first i want to thank the chair of the appropriations committee for the wonderful job she has done. we've worked as a team together, and she's been great. this is her first major bill, i guess, she's handling as chair of appropriations, and i think it bodes well for the future of, if you will, the strengthening of that committee on into the year as we do appropriations bills. i want to thank my colleague from alabama, my gym mate, senator shelby, for his help and support. and i think he and senator mikulski will be a great team as chair and ranking on appropriations. i want to thank mary landrieu and the other subcommittee chairs. they did an amazing job for us, and i thank them. mary's assistance, advice, given what she went through several years ago in louisiana with katrina, was invaluable to those of us in new york and new jersey. and finally, my colleagues, i see senator gillibrand is here. senator blumenthal is in the chair. in addition, senators murphy, senator menendez, senato
schumer: thank you. first i want to thank the chair of the appropriations committee for the wonderful job she has done. we've worked as a team together, and she's been great. this is her first major bill, i guess, she's handling as chair of appropriations, and i think it bodes well for the future of, if you will, the strengthening of that committee on into the year as we do appropriations bills. i want to thank my colleague from alabama, my gym mate, senator shelby, for his help and support....
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twice to senator schumer. he refused to say how many people would be given green card status in the next ten years in america. maybe he didn't want us to know. if he didn't know, that's a big gap for somebody who is writing a thousand-page bill and doesn't know what's -- how many people are going to be legalized in it. so this is what he said. what we are simply doing is making sure that all the expenses in the bill are fully funded by the income that the bill brings in. this is to make sure that this bill does not incur any costs on the taxpayers to make it revenue neutral. this is just a little point to me, but one i care about. he said it provides start-up costs to implement the bill -- quote -- "repaid by fees that come back later. so what we are basically doing is setting up two pots of money that have start-up money and it's repaid, that both the companies pay when they get new workers and the immigrants who become r.p.i. pay in terms of their fines as they go through the process." well that's what we we
twice to senator schumer. he refused to say how many people would be given green card status in the next ten years in america. maybe he didn't want us to know. if he didn't know, that's a big gap for somebody who is writing a thousand-page bill and doesn't know what's -- how many people are going to be legalized in it. so this is what he said. what we are simply doing is making sure that all the expenses in the bill are fully funded by the income that the bill brings in. this is to make sure...
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then charles schumer talks about the funding. the lead dora college votes for president are announced in congress -- the electroal college votes for president are not in congress. >> it is true that people history is a result of synthesizing the work of a great many other historians. -- happened in the 1960's with the counterculture was a whole new generation of young. historians have young. they were we evaluating >> -- re and by waiting all aspects of our past. -- re evaluating all aspects of our pastorate >> i like to watch c-span because i can get news about the goings on in of the debates an election is covered. unlike their programming because it is clear, direct -- i like their programming because it is clear, direct. and fell one to get on filtered information -- if i want to get information, i watched cspan. >> the house has approved $9.7 billion to play -- pay flood insurance for home and business owners flooded out by hurricane sandy. the final vote was 354 to 67. the no votes were cast by republicans. gives more borro
then charles schumer talks about the funding. the lead dora college votes for president are announced in congress -- the electroal college votes for president are not in congress. >> it is true that people history is a result of synthesizing the work of a great many other historians. -- happened in the 1960's with the counterculture was a whole new generation of young. historians have young. they were we evaluating >> -- re and by waiting all aspects of our past. -- re evaluating...
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and chuck schumer and we have seen legislation in new york, even i just saw a report that governor cuomo approval rating took a dip as a result of some people believing he went too far with new legislation in the state but when you look at this group, these four men here, are they the best faces to at least get something moving coming to background checks? set aside legislation on assault weapons. but just on background checks and widely supported. >> i mean, i think it's a good diverse mix in terms of if you will, centrist conservative democrats, moderate democrats. you have conservative republican and gives just in terms of the geography and the politics of the senate, it kind of -- it's a smart group to be sitting down and negotiating this. listen. if anybody wondering why something needs to be done, read the column the parents of one of the child lost in newtown wrote in "the washington post" yesterday. it's incredibly powerful for -- and the words are very clear and basically, you know, and i'm going to cruelly summarize it. something needs to be done. a background check will not sa
and chuck schumer and we have seen legislation in new york, even i just saw a report that governor cuomo approval rating took a dip as a result of some people believing he went too far with new legislation in the state but when you look at this group, these four men here, are they the best faces to at least get something moving coming to background checks? set aside legislation on assault weapons. but just on background checks and widely supported. >> i mean, i think it's a good diverse...
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harry reid, dick durbin, charles schumer and patty murray plus their fellow senators barack obama and joe boel in 2006 voted against increasing the debt limit. what senator obama said, it was very serious argument about how borrowing was killing america. the money spent on interested was taking money away that that could be spent on infrastructure disaster relief. the money we borrowed from foreign countries was making us vulnerable to the whims of foreign leaders whose prerogatives is not the same as ours. borrowing weakenings us and i will not vote to increase the nation's debt limit. >> neil: he argued today you are a better fact checker -- he argued today that he never would have put our financial standing on the line. he would not have dric us to the brink. is that true? >> this is an argument that you hear a lot from the democrats and the president defenders. they say back in 2006, democrats were in the minority. they couldn't have blocked the debt ceiling ineven if they want to. >> neil: then why do it? >> they wanted to a point about spending. they thought republicans were vul
harry reid, dick durbin, charles schumer and patty murray plus their fellow senators barack obama and joe boel in 2006 voted against increasing the debt limit. what senator obama said, it was very serious argument about how borrowing was killing america. the money spent on interested was taking money away that that could be spent on infrastructure disaster relief. the money we borrowed from foreign countries was making us vulnerable to the whims of foreign leaders whose prerogatives is not the...
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. >> schieffer: peggy, chuck schumer took it step beyond where it was this morning when he said because russia gave political asylum to edward snowden, that the president should not only cancel the summit he had with putin but should also talk to our allies and try to move this big economic conference, international conference, that was going to be held there. >> that-- that was kind of strong. also, paul ryan seemed to immediately agree with him. so i think maybe there will be a little bipartisan push on that. i think those in the american government looking at vladimir putin and what he said done are feeling resentful and they're feeling dissed. they're wonder yg he's treating america so roughly. my own sense of it we were discussing before is that i think putin is doing this because he can. because he judges us now to be a country in some difficulties, in some trouble. it's not all his relationship with obama. it's his sense of who america is, and it's his 50-year-old resentment for what america has been. so i think we're in a rough time, and my own sense is if you make america stron
. >> schieffer: peggy, chuck schumer took it step beyond where it was this morning when he said because russia gave political asylum to edward snowden, that the president should not only cancel the summit he had with putin but should also talk to our allies and try to move this big economic conference, international conference, that was going to be held there. >> that-- that was kind of strong. also, paul ryan seemed to immediately agree with him. so i think maybe there will be a...
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you have chuck schumer, i don't know a bottom to the abyss schumer saying that -- he pretty much will accept anything that gets him 70 votes. some folks way outside the d.c. discussion have been protesting obama for his deportation, a father's day deportation -- anti-deportation rallies across the country in 30 cities -- 20 cities and 30 locations -- 30 different events. harry reid and dick durbin have now said there is a bottom. and i think they're starting to hear the pressure from outside the beltway which is there's only so much repression latinos and other imgrajtds are going to take. that's the fact that has to be underlined in this. we're fed up with 1.7 million. if barack obama continues along the path that he's on, and he could be the big loser of this. let's look at this -- >> the line that was drawn sort of legislatetively the line drawn this week was on the cornyn amendment. you had even chuck schumer saying we're going not going that far. what's up in the air right now is this new compromise, this new potential amendment taking shape that marco rubio is involved in. that
you have chuck schumer, i don't know a bottom to the abyss schumer saying that -- he pretty much will accept anything that gets him 70 votes. some folks way outside the d.c. discussion have been protesting obama for his deportation, a father's day deportation -- anti-deportation rallies across the country in 30 cities -- 20 cities and 30 locations -- 30 different events. harry reid and dick durbin have now said there is a bottom. and i think they're starting to hear the pressure from outside...
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new york senator chuck schumer didn't buy grassley's argument. >> it's sad. right after newtown, there was a view that maybe the right place that we could all come together on was background checks. we never see the argument that oh, the bad people -- we shouldn't have laws because the bad people will get around them anyway. only on this issue do you and it makes no sense in my judgment in all due respect. >> john: for more on the gun debate let's go to new york state democratic representative louise slaughter. thank you for joining us. >> my pleasure. >> john: congresswoman, you were part of a forum where victims and first responders talked about the need for gun trafficking legislation. what did you hear there and do you think trafficking legislation could ever pass this current republican house? >> well, it has already passed the committee. the judiciary committee in the senate. i think it will pass there. it is a bipartisan bill in the house. remarkably. we just simply have to get it to the floor. i think if we can get it to the floor, people will vote fo
new york senator chuck schumer didn't buy grassley's argument. >> it's sad. right after newtown, there was a view that maybe the right place that we could all come together on was background checks. we never see the argument that oh, the bad people -- we shouldn't have laws because the bad people will get around them anyway. only on this issue do you and it makes no sense in my judgment in all due respect. >> john: for more on the gun debate let's go to new york state democratic...
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the work of senator schumer, senator schumer, senator menendez, and senator gillibrand was essential to this recovery effort. of course, welcome senator booker to the committee. the former mayor, right in the middle of the storm as it occurred. i'm sure you can bring expertise to the senate and this committee as we struggle to build a better response to disasters of all sorts, man-made or natural. small, medium, and catastrophic, which was clearly the case of katrina and came very close in sandy. we have a long way to go. but i appreciate the work of this special subcommittee. it is what mayors and county commissioners and chambers of commerce and individual families and consumers and residents -- the citizens count on us to do our best work. in times of disaster they know their government will be there for them and helping them to recover. i will submit my full statement to the record, but i really think -- thank the northeast delegation for their extraordinary work in recovery. we managed to get a little bit of money out of the bill in louisiana to keep going with our ongoing perma
the work of senator schumer, senator schumer, senator menendez, and senator gillibrand was essential to this recovery effort. of course, welcome senator booker to the committee. the former mayor, right in the middle of the storm as it occurred. i'm sure you can bring expertise to the senate and this committee as we struggle to build a better response to disasters of all sorts, man-made or natural. small, medium, and catastrophic, which was clearly the case of katrina and came very close in...
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cor corey, new york senator chuck schumer endorsed her this weekend in a rousing speech. i want to play that. take a look. >> tonight here in iowa, and i won't get this opportunity again, i am urging hillary clinton to run for president. and when she does, she will have my full and unwavering support. 2016 is hillary's time. run, hillary, run! >> so, corey, what do you think of that? so chuck schumer is out there, and people were trying to read the tea leaves of the public schedule that hillary clinton has been keeping. but there is a lot of star power to think of chris christie on the right and hillary clinton on the left and what this means for the country. the intellectual conversation that the parties can have for the direction of our country. >> yeah, a christie/hillary matchup is a political junkie's dream, certainly a dream for us. it will keep all of us employed for at least a year. but i think that, you know, schumer coming out at this point, you know, obviously it doesn't carry -- it's really carrying symbolic weight, but i think the thinking is if enough high-p
cor corey, new york senator chuck schumer endorsed her this weekend in a rousing speech. i want to play that. take a look. >> tonight here in iowa, and i won't get this opportunity again, i am urging hillary clinton to run for president. and when she does, she will have my full and unwavering support. 2016 is hillary's time. run, hillary, run! >> so, corey, what do you think of that? so chuck schumer is out there, and people were trying to read the tea leaves of the public schedule...
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i think schumer was the one in session from alabama. the other problem in need of solution was how to secure the border. democrats argue the administration's policies have already made the border more secure than it has been at any point in the last four decades. that's according to home land security secretary janet napolitano. the moves to secure the border were compared to a bad roofing company. take a listen to this. >> it's like hiring a roofer to come to your house because you have a leak in the roof and you find out after you pay the roofer, he leaves and you call him back and say my roof still leaks. he says well, i spent 10 hours trying to fix it, put materials in place but your roof still leaks. so, i understand that we've made a significant investment at the border. that's been very important and i acknowledge that, but it still leaks. >> iowa republican charles grassley went further basically wanting not only to fix the roof, but to cover it with a waterproof superdome made out of union corn pelts his amend requiring establi
i think schumer was the one in session from alabama. the other problem in need of solution was how to secure the border. democrats argue the administration's policies have already made the border more secure than it has been at any point in the last four decades. that's according to home land security secretary janet napolitano. the moves to secure the border were compared to a bad roofing company. take a listen to this. >> it's like hiring a roofer to come to your house because you have...
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. >> charles schumer of new york, lamar alexander of tennessee, tellers on the part of the senate, candidates miller of michigan and brady of pennsylvania, tellers on the part of the house of representatives, report the following as the result of the ascertained and counting of the electoral vote for president and vice president of united states for the term beginning on the 20th of january, 2013. >> the state of the vote for president of the united states is as follows -- the whole number of electors appointed is 538, of which a majority is 270. barack obama of the state of illinois has received for president of the united states 332 votes. mitt romney of the state of massachusetts has received 206 votes. the state of the vote for vice president of united states is delivered to the president of the senate -- the whole number of electors appointed to vote for the vice president of the united states is 538, and a majority of which is 270. joseph biden of the state of delaware has received for vice- president of the united states 332 votes. paul ryan of the state of wisconsin has received 206 v
. >> charles schumer of new york, lamar alexander of tennessee, tellers on the part of the senate, candidates miller of michigan and brady of pennsylvania, tellers on the part of the house of representatives, report the following as the result of the ascertained and counting of the electoral vote for president and vice president of united states for the term beginning on the 20th of january, 2013. >> the state of the vote for president of the united states is as follows -- the whole...
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surely senator schumer doesn't think all 181 million can pass a background check. there's not any group of 11 million in the united states-- immigrant or otherwise-- who all can pass a background check. so what i prefer to do is look at president 11 million in natural subgroups. what you have are called the dream children. i would think most people would advocate for an accelerated path to citizenship for children who, through no fault of their own, were brought here at an early age. i would have a shortened path to citizenship for those who serve in our armed services then you can have a sliding scale based on your years in the country and contributions you made to society. again, i don't know anyone who would advocate that a person from ecuador who has been here for 20 years and made serious contributions to our society should be on the same path to citizenship as someone from ecuador who's been here for 20 days! so this notion that it's 11 million all at once before you do anything else is so overtly political and so transparently political surely they senate or
surely senator schumer doesn't think all 181 million can pass a background check. there's not any group of 11 million in the united states-- immigrant or otherwise-- who all can pass a background check. so what i prefer to do is look at president 11 million in natural subgroups. what you have are called the dream children. i would think most people would advocate for an accelerated path to citizenship for children who, through no fault of their own, were brought here at an early age. i would...
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what's interesting is this revelation comes as you hear senator chuck schumer, who is in the democratic leadership in the senate, saying that it's all about hillary for 2016. he's already thrown his chips in there saying that, you know, obviously she's from new york, he's on her team. so it's not just the president who's going to be in the situation but a lot of other major democratic leaders. we'll kind of see how those camps align. >> robert, this kind of matchup, is this what republicans would hope for, a hillary clinton versus joe biden, thereby spliting a lot of the party? >> sure, we love interim party fights. >> yes, you do. >> there's some historical data to support this in previous administrations. in 1987 when george h.w. bush was running, ronald reagan was reluctant to support his vice president because bob dole was also running in the republican primary. in 1998, al gore was running in the primary against bill bradley, and bill clinton didn't come out to enthusiastically support his vice president. there's a little bit of history here. but i think the difference here is that
what's interesting is this revelation comes as you hear senator chuck schumer, who is in the democratic leadership in the senate, saying that it's all about hillary for 2016. he's already thrown his chips in there saying that, you know, obviously she's from new york, he's on her team. so it's not just the president who's going to be in the situation but a lot of other major democratic leaders. we'll kind of see how those camps align. >> robert, this kind of matchup, is this what...
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schumer: mr. president, it is quite arguable that the entire trust fund is used up by those 6,5 oovment tha 00. that would mean no helicopters, no drones, it might mean no pensioning that we add to the border. so my colleague from arizona is exactly correct. the costs here -- now, my good friend from his side of the aisle, senator graham, estimated this morning that the total cost would be $18 billion. i think if you add a type of land-based exit-entry, it goes up another $7 billion, $8 billion. we don't have that kind of money. so i would suggest to my colleague that if he wants to add 10,000 border patrol -- which most experts have told us will not close to as good a job as the helicopters and drones --ed reason i--the reason is ve. we don't have roads on most of the border. what are the border patrol going do? there are no road. they're impassable. a drone flying, you know, 10,000 feet above can see every person who passes -- crosses the border, track them inland and if they go to a gathering p
schumer: mr. president, it is quite arguable that the entire trust fund is used up by those 6,5 oovment tha 00. that would mean no helicopters, no drones, it might mean no pensioning that we add to the border. so my colleague from arizona is exactly correct. the costs here -- now, my good friend from his side of the aisle, senator graham, estimated this morning that the total cost would be $18 billion. i think if you add a type of land-based exit-entry, it goes up another $7 billion, $8...
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but senator schumer? >> thank you. the first question is to secretary a-- assistant secretary darcy. i'm really worried about more bureaucracy getting in the way of doing rock away, fire island. one of the problems we ever as omb, omb, even though we gave the secretary the authority to approve general reevaluation reports, without extra review by omb, they seem to be demanding review. i've called omb about this. we've talked about it. but i'm really worried about their getting in the way of both the fimp study and east rock away inlet to rockaway inlet. if they have to review everything, it's going to slow things down too much. that gives me worry about another storm. could you tell us what's happening, what's your view, your candid view, of o.m.b.'s shall i say meddling here? and what we can do to speed things up. >> one thing that we're doing senator schumer, with both the limited reevaluation reports as well as the general reevaluation reports is we're having monthly meetings with c.e.q. and o.m.b. with our division
but senator schumer? >> thank you. the first question is to secretary a-- assistant secretary darcy. i'm really worried about more bureaucracy getting in the way of doing rock away, fire island. one of the problems we ever as omb, omb, even though we gave the secretary the authority to approve general reevaluation reports, without extra review by omb, they seem to be demanding review. i've called omb about this. we've talked about it. but i'm really worried about their getting in the way...
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even senator chuck schumer got in on the act, putting out a seven-second clip, his first ever vine video. >> seize the moment. pass our immigration bill. great for tech. great for america. >> i'm joining by social media skpeft and co-founder eric. it's always great to have you. >> it's great to be here. thank you. >> a twitter town hall that was led by arnold schwarzenegger, twitter chats, google hangouts, live streams. it's so interesting that it's immigration. why this, do you think, for this huge push? >> well, by the way, it's more data points that show you how impactful social media can be. the latino community. if you were on the ground in the united states and you walked around, people would describe the problem as illegal mexicans. we're talking 52 million in a population, 11 million undock meanted. the latinos used the smartphone first. >> they couldn't afford computers. >> that's right. they didn't have a computer at home. they got a smartphone. there's a group called the dreamers. >> you watch it online. >> done by david guggenheim, a very famous person. the incredible passion
even senator chuck schumer got in on the act, putting out a seven-second clip, his first ever vine video. >> seize the moment. pass our immigration bill. great for tech. great for america. >> i'm joining by social media skpeft and co-founder eric. it's always great to have you. >> it's great to be here. thank you. >> a twitter town hall that was led by arnold schwarzenegger, twitter chats, google hangouts, live streams. it's so interesting that it's immigration. why...
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chuck schumer indicated his ambivalence. he is a key player here. if chuck schumer and other democrats decide to go against this then they have a real problem. chuck hagel has been talking to almost 30 senators privately. he is working very hard. he has other advocates who have known him for many years and support him. but he, too, is in a different part of the republican party. it is not just difficult personal relationships. he really defended mccain in 2008. >> one of the questions andrea raised in discussions with us this week is how does somebody with such tough relationships with republicans help this president lead big budget cutbacks at the pentagon? won't that be tough on capitol hill? >> i think this, he certainly wasn't picked to improve the president's relationship with the public. general powell i'm not sure why he was picked. as andrea said normally the presidents get their choices for the cabinet. these hearings i think will be contentious particularly on iran and israel and hamas. chuck hagel and i have been friends since the mid 70s
chuck schumer indicated his ambivalence. he is a key player here. if chuck schumer and other democrats decide to go against this then they have a real problem. chuck hagel has been talking to almost 30 senators privately. he is working very hard. he has other advocates who have known him for many years and support him. but he, too, is in a different part of the republican party. it is not just difficult personal relationships. he really defended mccain in 2008. >> one of the questions...
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senator schumer was talking about it. on a serious note, obviously, the question becomes what is it they're going to try to hold hostage in these negotiations? i think we can probably guess what they are. let's take a listen to what senator schumer said and we'll talk about it on the other side. >> i would predict that republicans will back off any hostage taking, adding extraneous irrelevant issues to the debt ceiling. they learned in october that if they followed the tea party and said we're going to let the government default unless we get our way, it was highly unpopular. republicans will look back to october and say, we're not going through this again. >> you know, lee, the more that i see and more i read about what the tea party is up to right now, they don't care. they don't view that, as i said in the open, they see this as a time to regroup. they don't see that -- they may have seen it as a setback, as you pointed out. but they are ready to move forward. they don't really care about their favorability. >> no. tha
senator schumer was talking about it. on a serious note, obviously, the question becomes what is it they're going to try to hold hostage in these negotiations? i think we can probably guess what they are. let's take a listen to what senator schumer said and we'll talk about it on the other side. >> i would predict that republicans will back off any hostage taking, adding extraneous irrelevant issues to the debt ceiling. they learned in october that if they followed the tea party and said...
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schumer: thank you, mr. president. mr. president, before i get into the substance of the remarks, i have a unanimous consent request for a committee to meet during today's session of the senate. it has the approval of the majority and minority leaders. i ask unanimous consent this request be agreed to, the request be printed in the record. the presiding officer: without exception. mr. schumer: thank you, mr. president. i want to echo the outstanding words of my colleagues from florida and louisiana and they echo the views of many. you know, mr. president, everyone says the public is exasperated with the congress. our approval ratings are low. they are. why? it's simply because when huge problems occur that affect ordinary people, we seem paralyzed. and what's happening with flood insurance embodies just what i'm talking about. average homeowners who purchase flood insurance through the years for $800, 1,000 are now being hit with bills that are $4,000, $5,000. if you're rich, that's nothing. but the vast majority of pe
schumer: thank you, mr. president. mr. president, before i get into the substance of the remarks, i have a unanimous consent request for a committee to meet during today's session of the senate. it has the approval of the majority and minority leaders. i ask unanimous consent this request be agreed to, the request be printed in the record. the presiding officer: without exception. mr. schumer: thank you, mr. president. i want to echo the outstanding words of my colleagues from florida and...
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the schumer-corker-hoeven amendment increases fees on visas for legal immigrants in order to replenish the trust fund and the treasury. employers, students and tourists will pay the price. now, you're talking about employers, students and tourists, people that abide by the law, paying the price. meanwhile, the amendment says that the fees on those being legalized -- in other words, people that came here undocumented, those people having not subjected themselves to america law by crossing the border illegally, they cannot be charged more than what is allowed already. the secretary cannot adjust the fees or penalties on those who apply for or renew their r.p.i. or blue card status, and those are the people that came to this country without papers, violating our law. the amendment in the underlying bill will not end illegal immigration because the border is not going to be secured. the congressional budget office says that illegal immigration would only reduce by 25% due to increased numbers of guest workers coming into the country. the amendment does nothing to radically reduce illegal i
the schumer-corker-hoeven amendment increases fees on visas for legal immigrants in order to replenish the trust fund and the treasury. employers, students and tourists will pay the price. now, you're talking about employers, students and tourists, people that abide by the law, paying the price. meanwhile, the amendment says that the fees on those being legalized -- in other words, people that came here undocumented, those people having not subjected themselves to america law by crossing the...
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want to thank senator menendez and senator schumer. strongernever seen champions than my colleagues to put themselves in the shoes of every family and advocates for what they need most. i want to thank them for their leadership in i know senator booker will not only state -- will stand in issues but he will be the same strong advocate. he has shown it as mayor and i know you will shun it as senator. obviously, the road to recovery is long and hard. new yorkers are strong. areebuild, we rebuild that -- rebuild better, we rebuild stronger. we lost 61 lives. we lost hundreds of thousands of small businesses. we lost 300,000 homes. i remember senator landrieu, who suffered far more loss of life, cannot quite conceive of the loss we separate at home because our population was so dense. our road to recovery was difficult and different. our solutions are difficult and different. i think what you're doing is essential to meeting our goals. congress is try to work hard on a couple of problems and did a few things that were necessary. we extende
want to thank senator menendez and senator schumer. strongernever seen champions than my colleagues to put themselves in the shoes of every family and advocates for what they need most. i want to thank them for their leadership in i know senator booker will not only state -- will stand in issues but he will be the same strong advocate. he has shown it as mayor and i know you will shun it as senator. obviously, the road to recovery is long and hard. new yorkers are strong. areebuild, we rebuild...
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. >> i have always liked schumer politically and rubio, the fact he's with them, lindsey graham, i respect them all. given who they are. they're all different politics. are you surprised that rubio, who is obviously gunning for the presidency, has been able to make a deal with someone like chuck schumer of new york who is a liberal? is this something that can be done across the country, liberal/conservative compromise with teeth and also with something for people who have been here a long time and want to become american? >> there's no question. it's a wonderful turn of events, especially because of all the stalemates on a number of issues we've had in washington over the last few years. and so i was a bit surprised to see all eight of them standing up there at the podium locked in arms, coming out with this bipartisan proposal. so i think it bodes well for the issue. >> do you think we're going to get to the point if this thing is in effect or something like it where we won't be embarrassed by people racing across the border down the arizona line, texas line, people racing for their life
. >> i have always liked schumer politically and rubio, the fact he's with them, lindsey graham, i respect them all. given who they are. they're all different politics. are you surprised that rubio, who is obviously gunning for the presidency, has been able to make a deal with someone like chuck schumer of new york who is a liberal? is this something that can be done across the country, liberal/conservative compromise with teeth and also with something for people who have been here a long...